The AVSA is a speech enabled interface to a PBX. It allows a person (visitor) to call a PBX
through a CODEC and, using voice commands, call people or rooms who are part of the PBX's
domain. In the case of calling a room, the visitor is given the ability to control various
equipment, such as the VCR, with voice commands.
We have also implemented an extension that allows visitors to view demos that have been
pre-recorded onto a laserdisc. This extension is our version of a voice controlled
video-on-demand system.
Other functions, such as video mail, are also being implemented.
Documents about the AVSA:
Note: All of these documents are copyright and must be referenced.
Talking Your Way Around a Conference As Published in CASCON '95 proceedings.
Combining Technology Through the AVSA Article written on September 15, 1995.
Eliminating the Hole in Media Space Communication Article written on December 15, 1995.